Merry Christmas

Well, I’m definitely a writer.

Here it is. It’s Christmas Day 2013, I have opened (and watched people open) all the presents, I have set up my new MacBook Pro, had my Christmas Dinner (nutroast mmm) and now, when I should be watching crappy TV, playing games and listening to rubbish music, I have the urge to write a blog post.

So that is what I am doing.

What am I going to write about you ask? I have absolutely no idea.

Firstly, I’d like to say thank you to all of those who have made my Christmas season the success it has been. You know who you are. Or maybe you don’t, but you should. If you know me, then thank you.

I’d also like to send a special thanks to my parents for the beaut of a laptop which sits with me now, but I know this is a bit useless because there is no way they read my blog and I’m not sure how I would feel about it even if they did, to be honest.

My poor Gran, bless her, there’s no way she reads my blog but I’d like to talk about her for a moment too. When I gave her my present (Calvin Klein Obsession, she’s a classy lady) she almost burst into tears because of how much she likes that fragrance. And then, when we all gave her the collective present, my old iPad, which isn’t really old at all since it’s the new one and has only been used about ten times, she actually did cry.

Music! Let’s talk about Christmas music. Since I work at a book museum catered for families, the main soundtrack to my life since mid-November has been Christmas tunes. This was OK for a while, in fact it put me right in the Christmas mood, but by early December, it began to get very old.

One of my favourite artists, Conor Oberst, brought out a Christmas album with his band Bright Eyes in 2002 called, simply, A Christmas Album. It is fantastic, my personal favourite being God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. So, if you’re a bit tired of worn out carols and Mariah Carey repeats, check out the album on Spotify.

Alternatively, look at the Cuckoo Christmas Playlists here.

That’s all I have to say right now, I’ll update soon.

Merry Christmas all! Have a fab day.